Mach Tenn Triathlon - Triathlon

I got really scared in my mini-warm up. It was very choppy and windy. It was pushing me all over the place and I was inhaling water about every other breath. After getting to the first buoy, I decided to not try and kill the swim, just stay nice and smooth. My navigating was horrible, I was all over the place. I felt pretty relaxed on the inward leg, just keeping a nice steady pace, resigned to a slower time. When I saw my time, I was shocked. Faster than last year, and 1st in AG. I think by not trying to swim fast, I was smoother in the water. That must have made up for my sighting and breathing difficulties.

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passed a couple of people running up from thewater. No major issues, but I didn't feel too quick in T1

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Rode a comfortably hard ride leg. Coming out of the water early, I was getting passed by everyone. Realizing my bike is my weakness, I was OK with it, but it can be a bit demoralizing. Kept a steady effort, trying to keep it right on the redline, while keeping something left for the run. Overall, I rode about as well as I could, I just still have NO power. Must keep working on it. It was faster than last year, but still a couple of minutes from my first couple of times racing here.

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went pretty quick. NO issues. Got running shoes on smoothly and was off.

Much better than expected. i pushed a bit harder on the bike, expecting a slower bike time. Goal was 29min. hit the first mile in 6:27, and it felt like I was much slower. I assumed the mark was off. I slowed on purpose when I asked another guy if it was right and he thought it was correct. Hit turnaround , having slowed 10sec. 3rd mile is mostly uphill, but stayed strong and passed a bunch of people here. Hit the last mile marker and tried to push it a bit more, and kept a steady effort to the end. Didn't have much left in the tank after the run. Thrilled with the time, too.

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walked around with the girls for a few minutes, rinsed off in the lake, got dressed and drove to Sewanee to see friends


lack of bike power


This is the 31st year of the race, and they have it dialed in very well. I was very pleased with my time. I was hoping for 1:33, and was thrilled with my time. Fastest time I've had here in 4 attempts. I thought it was a bad swim ( I was wrong), thought it was a good bike (wrong again), and I was much better on the run than expected. I just have to ride more, more, more!